Colorado Congresswoman's Troubled Teen Arrested for Multiple Criminal Offenses

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Anyone posting about a troubled teen to take a cheap shot at a mother's child rearing skills should be ashamed of themselves. What purpose does that serve? To single out a Colorado Congresswoman to score political points on a topic that has nothing to do with politics makes no sense. What a stupid thing to write about! So, here is my response... Dealing with a teenager today cannot be easy in my opinion. Teens are more susceptible to social media sites like Tic Tok than past generations where there was no internet. And yet, there are cases where celebrities or politician's children (in this case), misbehave in some way and it becomes a big story. And if you're a child of a famous person that's in the public eye you're going to be newsworthy and singled out. Does that make it right to gloat over a parent's broken heart, embarrassment, and sadness over what their child has done, just because she is in politics, and you don't like the party she represents. I think not. Let's take a closer look at the situation here. The child of the politician is 18 years old. Did you ever do something stupid as a teenager? Have you ever done something not realizing the ramifications of your actions? Just asking.... I have, as I would bet many of you have. But before you accuse me of defending his behavior I'm not. He sounds like one really messed up young adult. What this teen did was criminal and as the mainstream media likes to say, "no one is above the law," well almost no one with our two-tiered justice system today. But I digress. The teen, Tyler Boebert is facing four felony counts of criminal possession of ID documents and one felony count of conspiracy to commit a felony, along with 15 other misdemeanor and petty offenses. The charges are connected to vehicle trespasses and property thefts. Now that's really bad and he should serve jail time for those offenses in my view. Lauren Boebert, the child's mother, said her son would “take responsibility for his actions” and “should be held accountable for poor decisions just like any other citizen.” Sometimes as parents we try to instill the right values to our children and in spite of our best efforts, they get in trouble anyway. In this case, serious trouble. But is that a reason to write a post mocking a parent and her son's troubles. Seems like a shallow thing to do to me. What do you think? Some Source Material- The Washington Times Teenager, Crime, Unfair Posts, Parenting, Politicians